Phoebe Berks
The 21st Annual LZ200, the annual report of the largest, most complex nonprofit older adult living organizations, recently was released, and this year’s listings includes 17 CHHSM members. The report is produced by LeadingAge — the United States’ largest association of not-for-profit aging service providers — and Ziegler — the leading U.S. underwriter of financing for nonprofit older adult…
Read MoreIn rankings prepared by Newsweek magazine, Phoebe Ministries, based in Allentown, Pa., has been named among the best older communities in Pennsylvania. Newsweek and Statista partnered to rank America’s Best Nursing Homes. The top nursing homes were assessed and ranked based on four pillars: performance data, recommendations of medical professionals, accreditations, and resident satisfaction This…
Read MoreIn the spirit of the 2024 Olympic Summer Games, held July 26-Aug. 11 in Paris, residents of the Phoebe Berks in Wernersville, Pa., put their competitive spirits on display May 31 as they participated in the 2024 Phoebe Berks Senior Olympics. Independent living and personal care residents at Phoebe Berks gathered on the community’s boardwalk…
Read MoreThe LZ 200, the annual report of the largest, most complex nonprofit older adult living organizations, recently was released, and this year’s listings includes 18 CHHSM members. The report, the 20th edition, was developed when LeadingAge — the United States’ largest association of not-for-profit aging service providers — and Ziegler — a top leading underwriter…
Read MoreBy Danielle Sanchez, Phoebe Messenger Intern. Published in the Phoebe Messenger, Spring/Summer 2022 issue; reprinted with permission. Residents of Phoebe Berks Village in Wernersville, Pa., are packing a punch against Parkinson’s, literally. Donning regulation gloves and letting out battle cries, they follow their enthusiastic instructor, Michelle Franks, as she takes them through an intense warm-up,…
Read MoreMusic is a language that speaks to everyone in different ways; as we age, it becomes an integral part of our identities and forms of expression to ourselves and others. For some Phoebe residents of Phoebe Ministries, based in Allentown, Pa., music remains part of a daily pursuit of happiness and involvement in their community.…
Read MoreWhen Ronnie Backenstoe sat down to write her autobiography, she said to herself, “What did I get myself into? I’ve never written a thing in my life!” Eight “good” chapters and more than 300 pages later, Backenstoe was ready to publish. “I got writing and I didn’t know when to stop!” she laughs. “The more…
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